The 1924 Victorian state election was held in the
Australian state
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of
Victoria
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on Thursday 26 June 1924 to elect the 65 members of the state's
Legislative Assembly.
[Colin A Hughes, ''A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964'', Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 ().]
Background
Seat changes
There had been four by-elections in Nationalist-held seats during the previous parliamentary term: Labor had won the seats of
Daylesford on 9 August 1923 and
Dalhousie on 31 January 1924. The Nationalists retained the seat of
Gippsland South on 18 August 1922, but lost
Gippsland West to the Country Party.
Results
Legislative Assembly
Notes:
*Twenty seats were uncontested at this election, and were retained by the incumbent parties:
**Labor (12):
Abbotsford,
Brunswick,
Carlton,
Collingwood,
Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to:
People As a given name
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**FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855)
** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...
,
Flemington,
North Melbourne
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,
Port Fairy
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,
Port Melbourne
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,
Richmond
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,
Warrenheip,
Williamstown
**Nationalist (5):
Allandale,
Gippsland South,
Kara Kara,
St Kilda,
Waranga
**Country (3):
Gippsland East,
Goulburn Valley
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,
Wangaratta
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Outcome
The Peacock minority government was defeated; a minority Labor Government led by George Prendergast took office but was defeated in Parliament in November 1924 by the Allan Coalition Government.
See also
*
Candidates of the 1924 Victorian state election
*
Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1924–1927
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly as elected at the 26 June 1924 state election
and subsequent by-elections up to the general elections of 9 April 1927:
: On 11 July 1924, the Labor member for Glenelg, William ...
References
{{Victorian elections
1924 elections in Australia
Elections in Victoria (Australia)
1920s in Victoria (Australia)
June 1924 events